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1 ASTON TOWNSHIP
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
2 JANUARY 17, 2018
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6 Transcript of the ASTON TOWNSHIP BOARD OF
7 COMMISSIONERS MEETING, taken before Lorraine Evans,
8 Court Reporter-Notary Public, at the Township
9 Building, 5021 Pennell Road, Aston, Pennsylvania
10 19014, on Wednesday, January 17, 2018,
11 commencing approximately at 7:00 p.m.
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13 BOARD MEMBERS
14 JAMES M. STIGALE, PRESIDENT
MICHAEL J. HIGGINS, VICE-PRESIDENT
15 JOHN J. DOUGHERTY
FREDERICK PRENDERGAST
16 MARK OSBORN
CAROL GRAHAM
17 JAMES W. McGINN
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19 BETH NAUGHTON-BECK, ESQUIRE, SOLICITOR
JOSEPH VISCUSO, TOWNSHIP ENGINEER
20 WILLIAM McCONVILLE, TOWNSHIP MANAGER
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22 LORRAINE EVANS
COURT REPORTER-NOTARY PUBLIC
23 530 Paxon Hollow Road
Broomall, Pennsylvania 19008
24 (610)203-7715 7evanslorraine@comcast.net
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1 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Good evening
2 everybody. I would like to call this Aston
3 Township Board of Commissioners meeting for
4 Wednesday, January 17, 2018 to order. Please
5 rise for the Pledge of Allegiance.
6 (Pledge of Allegiance)
7 PRESIDENT STIGALE: I need a motion to
8 approve the minutes of the regular meeting of
9 December 20, 2017.
10 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Make a motion to
11 approve the minutes of December 20, 2018.
12 COMMISSIONER DOUGHERTY: Second.
13 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Any questions or
14 comments? All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes"
15 have it.
16 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
17 present vote "aye.")
18 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Need a motion to
19 approve the minutes of the year end meeting
20 December 29, 2017.
21 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Make a motion to
22 approve the minutes of the end of the year
23 meeting, December 29, 2017.
24 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: Second.
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1 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
2 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
3 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
4 present vote "aye.")
5 PRESIDENT STIGALE: I would like to do
6 committee reports. Commissioner Dougherty, do
7 you have anything?
8 COMMISSIONER DOUGHERTY: No, sir.
9 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Commissioner
10 Prendergast.
11 COMMISSIONER PRENDERGAST: You want me to
12 read this?
13 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Yes.
14 COMMISSIONER PRENDERGAST: Aston Township
15 Offices and Public Works Department will be
16 closed on Monday, February 19th for President's
17 Day. All Monday and Tuesday's trash and
18 recycling will be picked up on Tuesday,
19 February 20.
20 Public Works Foreman Activity Report.
21 Picked up bulk trash, maintain and worked on
22 township and police vehicles, reported
23 streetlight issues to Higgins and Sons
24 Electric, replaced and repaired street signs
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1 throughout the township, maintain all parks
2 throughout the township, picking up trash, et
3 cetera, collected bulk metal throughout the
4 township, completed chipping branches
5 throughout the township, continued leaf pick up
6 throughout the township, completed holiday
7 decorating at the Community Center and township
8 building, mulched all parks, islands, strips
9 throughout the township, prepared all trucks
10 for snow/freezing rain, unloaded new playground
11 equipment, completed pulling speed hump signs
12 for all temporary speed humps and repaired 57
13 potholes using one ton of asphalt. That's it.
14 Thank you.
15 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Thank you. Again, on
16 this pothole issue, on our website there's a
17 link that you can report potholes. I am sure
18 they'll be popping up. If you see one go to
19 the website and let us know. Commissioner
20 Osborn, do you have anything?
21 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: Thank you.
22 Treasurer's report for December. General TD
23 Bank funds, beginning balance on 12/1/17,
24 $1,756,411.69. Total revenue during that
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1 period, $855,194.30 less expenditures, all
2 other, $1,624,394.04, less O/S checks October
3 and November, $17,229.56 less O/S checks
4 December to year end, $131,845.66, less
5 payroll, $354,179.14 for a closing balance on
6 12/31/17 of $483,957.59.
7 Liquid fuels, TD Bank, beginning balance
8 on 12/1/17, $334,034.14, total revenue during
9 that period, $18,985.51, less expenditures,
10 $90,398.58 for a closing balance on 12/31/17 of
11 $272,621.07.
12 Capital Reserve, TD Bank, beginning
13 balance on 12/1/17, $1,237,591.37, total
14 revenue, $687.29, no expenditures, closing
15 balance on 12/31/17 of $1,238,278.66. That's
16 my report. Thank you.
17 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Thank you.
18 Commissioner Higgins.
19 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Thank you. I don't
20 have a building code report tonight showing the
21 revenue that came in. Hopefully we'll have
22 something next month. I understand there's a
23 glitch with the new computer system on that
24 piece of it. We'll get back to you next month.
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1 However, I do have one thing to read.
2 We're accepting the resignation of Thomas J.
3 Flanagan from the Southwest Delaware County
4 Municipal Authority tonight. I want to say a
5 couple words. It is with regret that we accept
6 the resignation of Thomas J. Flanagan as Board
7 of Director on the Southwest Delaware County
8 Municipal Authority. Tom served with loyalty
9 for approximately 14 years. Tom was a very
10 dedicated director and always worked to improve
11 the services to the Authority's ratepayers. So
12 we accept Tom's resignation tonight. Thank
13 you.
14 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Commissioner Graham.
15 COMMISSIONER GRAHAM: Thank you. Aston
16 Township Fire Department Fire and EMS Report
17 for December, 2017. Fire calls 48, year to
18 date 586, EMS calls 118, year to date 1,426,
19 total calls 166, year to date, 2,012, monthly
20 drills, one, year to date, 38. Average
21 manpower per incident 11. That's all I have.
22 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Thank you,
23 Commissioner Graham. Commissioner McGinn,
24 please.
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1 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Police report.
2 Incidents handled 626, accident investigations
3 48, criminal investigations 36, Clearance Rate
4 Part One Crimes one percent, Clearance Rate
5 Part Two Crimes 56 percent. Submitted by Chief
6 Ruggieri. Thank you.
7 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Thank you. I need a
8 motion to approve the bills and payroll.
9 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Make a motion to
10 approve the bills and payroll.
11 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: Second.
12 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
13 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
14 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
15 present vote "aye.")
16 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Need a motion to
17 approve the treasurer's report.
18 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Make a motion to
19 approve the treasurer's report.
20 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: Second.
21 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
22 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
23 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
24 present vote "aye.")
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1 PRESIDENT STIGALE: At this time I would
2 like to open the floor to the public for agenda
3 items only. If someone has something come to
4 the podium. Seeing none, I would like to call
5 on Commissioner Higgins, please.
6 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Thank you. I make
7 a motion to place the meeting in sine die.
8 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: Second.
9 PRESIDENT STIGALE: All in favor?
10 Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
11 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
12 present vote "aye.")
13 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Ms. Naughton-Beck.
14 MS. NAUGHTON-BECK: Thank you, President
15 Stigale. Tonight on your agenda is
16 consideration of a proposed ordinance to
17 authorize the incurrence of non-electoral debt
18 by the issuance of the general obligation notes
19 for 2018 series, in the aggregate principal
20 amount of $12,250,000, and award a qualified
21 interest rate management agreement related to
22 the 2018 notes.
23 The notes will fund certain capital
24 projects consisting of the acquisition of real
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1 estate and buildings and construction of
2 renovations to buildings -- to township
3 buildings as well as the Aston Township Fire
4 Department; reimbursement of the township's
5 expenditures of the 2018 capital project and
6 the payment of the cost of the issuance of the
7 2018 notes.
8 Notice of proposed enactment of this
9 ordinance was duly advertised and tonight we
10 have a representative from Calhoun and
11 Associates who is here to answer any questions
12 and members of the public are invited to ask
13 any questions they may have.
14 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Basically the township
15 had a vision plan and in our vision plan we had
16 some projects that we wanted to take care of.
17 I am going to list a few of those. One of them
18 was to build a new fire station at seven
19 million dollars, some renovations to the
20 Community Center, a special needs playground,
21 Concord Road streetscaping, Pennell Road
22 streetscaping, the trestle at Pennell Road, a
23 new Municipal Building and police station,
24 security system and cameras, new software for
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1 Code Enforcement, new Public Works Facility,
2 new sanitation truck, work at Valleyview Park,
3 Newsom's Pond improvements, Concord and
4 Donnelly round-about and additional
5 streetscaping enhancements on Pennell Road. We
6 would like to complete further down south on
7 Pennell Road. And also a new sound system for
8 the meeting room, which is highly recommended.
9 So anyway, those items, they average out
10 to about 15 million. The board is applying for
11 a loan of twelve million. The idea is that we
12 are trying to reinvest back into Aston Township
13 some of these things, this building and the new
14 fire house, these are things that we need and
15 we are going to try and do this by the loan and
16 some grants that are available. And we are
17 trying to do the best we can with taxes. We
18 will see how things progress through.
19 We have to invest back into our community.
20 That's the only way we are going to grow. This
21 was part of the vision plan. We feel that it's
22 necessary at this time to take care of these
23 projects. Lucian, you want to come up please
24 and give us a brief how the process works with
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1 the bonds.
2 MR. CALHOUN: Good evening. My name is
3 Lucian Calhoun. I'm President of Calhoun,
4 Baker Inc. and Calhoun Baker serves as the
5 administrator for the Delaware Valley Regional
6 Finance Authority. DelVal, the Authority, was
7 created by the force of Bergen Counties to
8 provide loans to local governments like Aston
9 Township.
10 Just as a little antidote, I have been
11 working for DelVal since 1989. One of the
12 first loans that we did was with Aston
13 Township.
14 Since then DelVal has originated more than
15 500 loans to more than 195 different local
16 governments throughout the Commonwealth, an
17 aggregate principal amount of 3.2 billion
18 dollars. And this loan will be the third loan
19 that the township has outstanding with DelVal.
20 And we're very pleased to have the opportunity
21 to help you fund your capital projects.
22 The ordinance tonight authorizes the
23 issuance of $12,250,000 principal amount
24 general obligation notes to the Delaware Valley
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1 Regional Finance Authority. Administratively,
2 what happens, if this board approves the
3 ordinance, then an application will be
4 submitted to the Department of Community and
5 Economic Development for their approval, which
6 is basically an approval that all the legal
7 requirements under local unit government were
8 satisfied. And that review takes about a
9 month.
10 And the loan would close on February 26,
11 assuming this board does enact the ordinance.
12 You want me to talk about the details of the
13 note?
14 PRESIDENT STIGALE: You got pretty much
15 the gist of who you are. We have dealt with
16 you before and we've always had good rates and
17 things like that. That was very helpful. I
18 appreciate it. You're available for any
19 questions.
20 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: Lucian, if you
21 would, just a second, just explain, because I
22 have to read -- I am not going to read the
23 entire amortization schedule, but I'm going to
24 read the totals and the percentage amount. If
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1 you would just explain the law that requires
2 this and the fact that we don't all go into
3 shock.
4 MR. CALHOUN: As I said, we originated
5 more than 250 loans. Every loan is approved at
6 the maximum possible interest rate, and the
7 maximum possible interest rate for a DelVal
8 loan is 15 percent. Nearly all of our
9 borrowers fix the interest rate prior to
10 closing. And DelVal has always been very
11 competitive. In fact, better than comparable
12 tax exempt bond issues.
13 Currently DelVal loan rate for a 20 year
14 fixed rate averages about 45 basic points below
15 what we see actually in the market in our area.
16 But notwithstanding the fact that this board
17 intends to fix the interest rate, which is
18 going to be around 2.75 percent, give or take a
19 couple of basic points, the loan must be
20 authorized at the maximum rate, and that
21 maximum rate is 15 percent.
22 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: That's exactly what
23 I wanted you to say. Thank you, Lucian.
24 PRESIDENT STIGALE: I'd like to open the
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1 floor to the public. Anybody have any
2 questions? Anyone on the board have any
3 questions? Lucian, thank you very much. I'd
4 like to call on Commissioner Higgins.
5 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Make a motion to
6 take the meeting out of sine die.
7 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
8 PRESIDENT STIGALE: All in favor?
9 Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
10 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
11 present vote "aye.")
12 PRESIDENT STIGALE: All right, we are
13 going to jump into New Business, and I am going
14 to call on Commissioner McGinn to make a motion
15 approving a part-time officer. Commissioner
16 McGinn, please.
17 COMMISSIONER McGINN: I make a motion that
18 the Board appoints Anthony Grosso of Aston to
19 the position of part-time probationary officer
20 at an hourly rate of $21.33 per hour. Once
21 hired, Anthony will undergo a one year
22 probationary period.
23 This appointment has the following
24 conditions: Anthony Grosso must successfully
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1 pass a complete physical and psychological
2 examination, administered by a physician
3 appointed by Aston Township.
4 If Mr. Grosso fails to pass the
5 examinations required, this appointment is
6 immediately withdrawn.
7 The hiring date of Officer Grosso is
8 February 1, 2018, which may be extended by the
9 Chief of Police for any reason. Anthony, come
10 forward, form of a motion.
11 COMMISSIONER PRENDERGAST: Second.
12 PRESIDENT STIGALE: I have a second.
13 Questions or comments? All in favor? Opposed?
14 The "ayes" have it.
15 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
16 present vote "aye.")
17 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Congratulations.
18 (Applause)
19 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: As your
20 Commissioner, I can't say I know you, but I
21 know your father. Be careful on that
22 psychological exam.
23 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Moving on to New
24 Business. Line item A, consider an ordinance
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1 to authorize the incurrence of non-electoral
2 debt by the issuance of the general obligation
3 notes 2018 Series. Call on Commissioner Osborn
4 to read the resolution.
5 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: Township of Aston,
6 Delaware County, Pennsylvania Ordinance 2018.
7 An ordinance that authorizes the
8 incurrence of non-electoral debt by the
9 Township of Aston, Delaware County,
10 Pennsylvania, pursuant to the ordinances of the
11 general obligation notes 2018 Series, the 2018
12 notes, in the aggregate principal amount of
13 $12,250,000 and approves certain capital
14 projects, approves the negotiated sale of the
15 2018 notes to the Delaware Valley Regional
16 Finance Authority, approves the substantial
17 forms of the loan documents and authorizes
18 execution and delivery of all necessary
19 documents, states the amortization schedule and
20 maximum annual debt service payments,
21 authorizes and awards a transaction under a
22 qualified interest rate management agreement
23 and authorizes and directs a filing to the
24 Department of Community and Economic
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1 Development, pledges the full faith, credit and
2 taxing power of the township for the timely
3 repayment of the 2018 notes, including the
4 periodic payments due under the qualified
5 interest rate management agreement, covenants
6 to pay any termination charges, creates and
7 appoints a sinking fund depository, authorizes
8 the application for approval of the issuance of
9 the 2018 notes to the Department of Community
10 and Economic Development, authorizes
11 advertisement of enactment and repeals
12 inconsistent ordinances. I am sure everybody
13 has that.
14 Whereas, the Board of Commissioners of the
15 Township has determined to undertake certain
16 capital projects consisting of the acquisition
17 of real estate, the construction of acquisition
18 and renovation of buildings and facility of the
19 township, construction, acquisition and
20 renovations to buildings and facility of the
21 Aston Township Fire Department that will
22 benefit the health, welfare of the residents of
23 the township; and
24 Whereas, the Township has obtained
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1 preliminary cost estimates for the 2018 project
2 from persons qualified by experience; and
3 Whereas, the incurrence of non-electoral
4 debt by the issuance of the township's general
5 obligation notes, 2018 Series, is necessary to
6 provide the funding to complete the 2018
7 Project; and
8 Whereas, the township expects to expend
9 its general operating funds on the 2018 Project
10 prior to the issuance of the 2018 notes; and
11 Whereas, the township has determined to
12 issue the 2018 notes to reimburse the
13 expenditures of the township's general
14 operating funds on the 2018 project, fund the
15 completion of the 2018 Project, pay interest
16 during construction and pay the costs of
17 issuance of the 2018 notes; and
18 Whereas, the 2018 Project shall be for the
19 benefit and use of the general public and no
20 private party shall have any special legal
21 entitlement to the beneficial use to the 2018
22 Project, through a lease, management contract,
23 or any other arrangement that would result in a
24 private business use under the Internal Revenue
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1 Code of 1986 as amended; and
2 Whereas, the proposed increase of
3 non-electoral debt from the issuance of the
4 2018 Notes, together with the non-electoral and
5 lease rental debt presently outstanding, will
6 not cause the constitutional or statutory debt
7 limitations of the Township to be exceeded; and
8 Whereas, the Delaware Valley Regional
9 Finance Authority, DelVal, a public authority
10 within the meaning of the Local Government Unit
11 Debt Act, 53 Pa. CSA 8001, et seq, has from
12 time to time issued Local Government Revenue
13 Bonds to provide funds for loans to local
14 government units and municipal authorities; and
15 Whereas, from time to time DelVal has
16 entered interest rate swap agreements related
17 to the DelVal Bonds, collectively, the DelVal
18 Swap Agreement, to provide a more cost
19 effective Loan Program and to allow
20 participants in the Loan Program to manage
21 interest rate risk more efficiently; and
22 Whereas, Calhoun Baker, Inc. is an
23 Independent Financial Advisor, as such term is
24 defined in the Debt Act, to DelVal, and the
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1 Financial Advisor has prepared an Interest Rate
2 Management Plan, as such term is defined in the
3 Debt Act, and an Interest Rate Swap Management
4 Policy that have been adopted by the Board of
5 Directors of DelVal; and
6 Whereas, DelVal established minimum
7 rating criteria for any counterparty to the
8 DelVal Swap Agreement of long term, senior,
9 unsecured debt ratings in the AA or Aa3
10 category or higher, or ratings equal to or
11 higher than any active counterparty, by a
12 Nationally Recognized Statistical Rating
13 Organization registered with the Securities and
14 Exchange Commission, and the Board of Directors
15 of DelVal found that the award of transactions
16 under the DelVal Swap Agreement by negotiation
17 in private sales were in the best financial
18 interests of DelVal and the participants in the
19 Loan Program, and the Financial Advisor
20 concluded that the financial terms and
21 conditions of the DelVal Swap Agreement were
22 fair and reasonable as of the dates of award;
23 and
24 Whereas, the Township wishes to utilize
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1 DelVal Loan Program by issuing the 2018 notes
2 to DelVal; and
3 Whereas,under the terms of the Loan
4 Agreement with DelVal, interest payments on the
5 2018 Notes will equal the amounts allocated to
6 the 2018 Notes for interest on the DelVal
7 Bonds, periodic scheduled payments on the
8 DelVal Swap Agreement, and other costs and
9 liquidity requirements incurred by DelVal to
10 administer the Loan Program; and
11 Whereas, under the terms of the Loan
12 Agreement with DelVal, the principal amount
13 outstanding of the 2018 Notes will equal the
14 notional amount of the DelVal Swap Agreement
15 related to the 2018 Notes; and
16 Whereas, the Board of Commissioners
17 intends to designate the Loan Agreement and the
18 allocable portion of the DelVal Swap Agreement
19 as a Qualified Interest Rate Management
20 Agreement related to the 2018 Notes, approve
21 the Plan as the Interest Rate Management Plan
22 required by the Debt Act and adopt the Swap
23 Policy.
24 Now, therefore, it be ordained and enacted
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1 by the Board of Commissioners of the Township
2 of Aston, Delaware County, Pennsylvania and it
3 is hereby ordained and enacted by the Authority
4 of said Board of Commissioners, that:
5 Section One, which implies more than one
6 section, approval of the 2018 Project and
7 authorization to issue the 2018 Notes.
8 Pursuant to Section 8142a2 of the Debt Act, the
9 30 year weighted average useful life of the
10 2018 Project exceeds the 20 year term of the
11 2018 Notes. The principal of the 2018 Notes
12 shall be amortized to provide more overall
13 level, annual debt service pursuant to Section
14 8142b2 of the Debt Act. The amortization of
15 the principal amounts of the 2018 Notes shall
16 begin with two years of the date of issue in
17 accordance with 8142c of the Debt Act.
18 The Board of Commissioners hereby
19 authorizes and approves the 2018 Project. The
20 Board hereby authorizes and directs the
21 incurrence of non-electoral, general obligation
22 debt in the aggregate principal amount of
23 $12,250,000 by the issuance of the 2018 Notes.
24 Section two, approval of the Loan
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1 Commitment. The Board, after due deliberation
2 and investigation, determines that a private
3 sale by negotiation of the 2018 Notes to DelVal
4 is in the best financial interests of the
5 Township. The Board hereby accepts the Loan
6 Commitment from DelVal, attached hereto, to
7 purchase the 2018 Notes at an aggregate amount
8 of $12,250,000 from the proceeds of the DelVal
9 Bonds. The Township shall be responsible for
10 paying DelVal's costs of origination in an
11 amount not to exceed $61,250 as directed by
12 DelVal's Program Administrator upon the
13 issuance of the 2018 Notes. The 2018 Notes
14 shall be purchased by DelVal on or about
15 February 26, 2018, or in such installments and
16 or at such other times as the President or
17 Vice-President of the Board and DelVal's
18 Program Administrator shall determine.
19 Section three, approval of the forms of
20 the Loan Documents and Authorization to execute
21 and deliver all necessary documents.
22 The substantial forms of the Loan
23 Agreement, 2018 Notes, Participant Continuing
24 Disclosure Agreement, and Participant Tax
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1 Compliance Agreement attached to the Loan
2 Commitment are hereby approved. The President
3 or Vice-President and the Secretary of the
4 Board are hereby authorized and directed to
5 execute and deliver the Loan Documents, in the
6 substantial forms attached to the Loan
7 Commitment, but with such alterations,
8 deletions and additions as the Authorized
9 Officers may approve, such approval to be
10 conclusively established by the execution of
11 the Loan Documents by the Authorized Officers.
12 The Authorized Officers also are hereby
13 authorized and directed to execute and deliver
14 such other certificates, instruments, and
15 agreements, including those required by any
16 institution issuing a financial guaranty
17 policy, municipal bond insurance policy, letter
18 of credit, or similar instrument related to the
19 DelVal Bonds or the 2018 Notes, and to take all
20 action that may be necessary or beneficial to
21 issue the 2018 Notes.
22 Section Four, the indebtedness of the 2018
23 Notes shall be non-electoral debt and a general
24 obligation of the Township and shall be
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1 evidenced by Promissory Notes in the aggregate
2 amount of $12,250,000. The 2018 Notes shall
3 bear interest at the rate specified in the Loan
4 Agreement and the 2018 Notes, the substantial
5 forms of which are attached to the Loan
6 Commitment. The 2018 Notes shall be subject to
7 optional redemption by the Township as set
8 forth in the 2018 Notes and the Loan Agreement.
9 The amortization schedule of the Loan Principal
10 and the maximum Loan Interest payments under
11 the 2018 Notes, based upon the maximum Loan
12 Rate of 15% are shown below.
13 As a side bar, that's why I asked Lucian
14 to explain. By law we have to state the
15 maximum amount allowed by law as the ordinance.
16 We are not paying 15 percent. So I am not
17 going to read the amortization schedule because
18 it's required by law. The bottom line, we are
19 borrowing $12,250,000. The maximum rate
20 established by law right now is 15 percent.
21 That's not what the market is bearing and so
22 we'll pay the debt at the rate we get.
23 Principal is payable annually. Commenting on
24 the principal is amortized to provide more
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1 level overall annual debt service. In other
2 words, it's leveled out over the years.
3 Interest payable monthly on the 25th,
4 interest calculated for the period beginning on
5 26 February, 2018.
6 Section five, authorization and award of
7 qualified interest rate management agreement.
8 The township is incurring indebtedness under
9 the Debt Act that will be issued to DelVal, a
10 public authority, and the Township, by
11 execution of the Loan Agreement, will become
12 obligated for a notional amount of the DelVal
13 Swap Agreement equal to the outstanding
14 principal amount of the 2018 Notes. The Board
15 hereby accepts and adopts the Plan as the
16 Interest Rate Management Plan fulfilling the
17 requirements of Section 8281b2 of the Debt Act.
18 The Board hereby adopts the Swap Policy,
19 accepts and ratifies the minimum criteria used
20 by DelVal to select the counterparties of the
21 DelVal Swap Agreement, and accepts and ratifies
22 the award of the DelVal Swap Agreement in a
23 private sale by negotiation. The board hereby
24 authorizes and awards the Loan Agreement and
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1 the portion of the DelVal Swap Agreement
2 allocable to the 2018 Notes as the Qualified
3 Interest Rate Management Agreement with respect
4 to the 2018 Notes, pursuant to Section 8281a2
5 of the Debt Act.
6 The Board hereby authorizes and directs
7 the filing, to the Department of Community and
8 Economic Development within 15 days of
9 enactment of a certified copy of this Ordinance
10 and the following documents, in accordance with
11 Section 8284a1 of the Debt Act.
12 Form of the Loan Agreement and the DelVal
13 Swap Agreement, the Qualified Interest Rate
14 Management Agreement pursuant to Section 8281b1
15 of the Debt Act, the Interest Rate Management
16 Plan pursuant to 8281b2 of the Debt Act, and
17 the finding of the Financial Advisor that the
18 financial terms and conditions of the DelVal
19 Swap Agreement were fair and reasonable as of
20 the date of the award by DelVal, pursuant to
21 8281e5 of the Debt Act.
22 Section six, Pledge of the Full Faith,
23 Credit and Taxing Power.
24 The Township hereby covenants to: Include
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1 all payments of loan Interest and Loan
2 Principal payable under the Loan Agreement and
3 the 2018 Notes in the budget of the fiscal year
4 in which such amounts are due and payable.
5 Appropriate such amounts from its taxes
6 and other general revenues, and
7 Pay, or cause to be paid, punctually and
8 duly, such amounts that are due and payable
9 under the 2018 Notes and the Loan Agreement on
10 the dates, at the places, and in the manner
11 stated in the 2018 Notes and the Loan
12 Agreement. For such budgeting, appropriation
13 and payment, the Township irrevocably pledges
14 its full faith, credit and taxing power. As
15 provided by the Debt Act, this covenant shall
16 be specifically enforceable.
17 Section seven, obligations of the
18 Township related to the Qualified Interest Rate
19 Management Agreement.
20 The township's obligations related to the
21 Qualified Interest Rate Management Agreement
22 are set forth in the Loan Agreement. In
23 accordance with Section 8281 of the Debt Act:
24 The township pledges its full faith,
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1 credit and taxing power to make any periodic
2 scheduled payments due and payable under the
3 DelVal Swap Agreement related to the 2018 Notes
4 and Loan Agreement.
5 The Township covenants to A, include all
6 periodic payments in the budget of the fiscal
7 year in which such amounts are due and payable,
8 B, appropriate such amounts from its taxes and
9 other general revenues, and C, pay, or cause to
10 be paid, punctually and duly, such amounts that
11 are due and payable on the dates, at the places
12 and in the manner stated in the 2018 Notes and
13 the Loan Agreement. As provided by the Debt
14 Act, this covenant shall be specifically
15 enforceable.
16 Two, the notional amount of the DelVal
17 Swap Agreement related to the 2018 Notes is
18 equal to the outstanding principal amount of
19 the 2018 Notes, initially $12,250,000.
20 Three, the township's obligations under
21 the DelVal Swap Agreement end when the Township
22 repays or prepays the amounts outstanding under
23 the 2018 Notes and the Loan Agreement. The
24 scheduled term of the Township's obligations
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1 related to the DelVal Swap Agreement ends on
2 February 25, 2038.
3 Four, the township pledges to budget,
4 appropriate and pay any termination payment due
5 and payable under the DelVal Swap Agreement
6 related to the 2018 Notes and Loan Agreement.
7 The Township covenants to, A, include any
8 termination charge in the budget of the fiscal
9 year in which such amounts are due and payable,
10 B, appropriate such amounts from its taxes and
11 other general revenues, and C, pay or cause to
12 be paid, punctually and duly, such amounts that
13 are due and payable on the dates, at the
14 places, and in the manner stated in the 2018
15 Notes and the Loan Agreement. The Township's
16 obligations to make Periodic Payments are
17 senior to any obligation for a Termination
18 Charge.
19 Five, the maximum annual Periodic
20 Payments, not including any termination charge,
21 shall not exceed the annual debt service
22 payments authorized for the 2018 Notes. The
23 maximum Loan Rate under the Loan Agreement and
24 the maximum floating rate under the DelVal Swap
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1 Agreement is 15%.
2 Section 8, Sinking Fund Depository. The
3 Board hereby finds and acknowledges that under
4 the terms of the Loan Agreement, Wells Fargo
5 Bank or its successors or assigns, shall serve
6 and is hereby appointed as the Paying Agent and
7 Sinking Fund Depository, shall maintain
8 separate accounts, subaccounts and sub funds
9 for payments of Loan Principal and Loan
10 Interest to be made by the Township until such
11 2018 Notes are paid in full.
12 These accounts, subaccounts, and sub funds
13 shall collectively, constitute the Sinking Fund
14 required by the Debt Act for the 2018 Notes.
15 The Township shall deposit into the Sinking
16 Fund sufficient amounts for payment of
17 principal of and interest on the 2018 Notes no
18 later than the date upon which such payments
19 shall become due. The Sinking Fund Depository
20 shall, as and when said payments are due,
21 without further action by the Township,
22 withdraw available monies in the Sinking Fund
23 and apply said monies to payment of principal
24 of and interest on the 2018 Notes. The Board
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1 hereby authorizes, empowers, and directs the
2 Authorized Officers to contract with the Bank,
3 by the execution of the Loan Agreement, to
4 serve as Paying Agent and Sinking Fund
5 Depository for the 2018 Notes.
6 Section nine, the Board hereby authorizes
7 and directs the preparation and submission of
8 an application for approval of the incurrence
9 of the non-electoral debt evidenced by the 2018
10 Notes to DCED, including the proceedings that
11 authorize issuance, the debt statement, and any
12 other documents required by the Debt Act or
13 DCED.
14 Section 10, Legal Advertisements. The
15 Board hereby ratifies and directs the
16 advertisement of a summary of this Ordinance as
17 finally enacted, as required by the Debt Act,
18 in the Delaware County Daily Times, a newspaper
19 of general circulation in the township, within
20 15 days following the date of final enactment.
21 Section 11, Conflicting Ordinances. All
22 Ordinances or parts of Ordinances not in accord
23 with this Ordinance are hereby repealed insofar
24 as they conflict herewith.
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1 In witness whereof, we, the undersigned
2 Authorized Officers, have hereunto set our
3 signatures and affixed hereto the Seal of the
4 Township of Aston, Delaware County,
5 Pennsylvania dated January 17, 2018.
6 James M. Stigale, President, Board of
7 Commissioners, attested to by Richard D. Lehr,
8 secretary, Board of Commissioners, form of a
9 motion.
10 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
11 PRESIDENT STIGALE: We have a motion and
12 we have a second. Any questions or comments?
13 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
14 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
15 present vote "aye.")
16 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Next month we'll try
17 to inform everyone, depending on the process
18 through which we secure the funds, what the
19 interest rate and things like that. Thank you.
20 Make sure you take care of me on that one. I
21 would like to move on.
22 Consider resolution to re-organize the
23 Board of Commissioners standing Committees.
24 Commissioner Higgins, please.
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1 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Thank you.
2 Township of Aston, Delaware County,
3 Pennsylvania Resolution.
4 Whereas, the Aston Township Board of
5 Commissioners desires to modify standing
6 committees which have been heretofore
7 established by Resolution 84-1 passed on
8 January 3, 1984; and
9 Now, therefore, be it resolved that the
10 following shall be the standing committees of
11 the Board with each committee having three
12 Commissioners as members:
13 Executive. This Committee shall consist
14 of the President and Vice President of the
15 Board and a third member, normally the ranking
16 member. This committee shall oversee and
17 monitor the operation of all other committees
18 of the Board and shall be responsible for all
19 matters relating to the administration of the
20 Township.
21 Finance. Working with the township
22 treasurer, this Committee shall be responsible
23 for all areas of township fiscal management
24 including but not limited to the development of
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1 an annual budget, budget performance, policy
2 and procedures, disbursements and insuring
3 matching funds are available for grants and
4 aid.
5 New construction. This Committee shall
6 handle all aspects of land development
7 including new and expanded building and land
8 use projects within the township.
9 Police. This Committee shall oversee the
10 operation of the Police Department and handle
11 contract negotiations where necessary.
12 Fire. This Committee shall be responsible
13 for the Fire Marshall's office and other
14 matters related to the Volunteer Fire Company.
15 Public Works. This Committee shall be
16 responsible for the Highway and Sanitation
17 Departments including all matters related to
18 township roadways, infrastructure, trash
19 removal, recycling and park maintenance.
20 Board of Health. This committee shall be
21 responsible for overseeing the Township's
22 Health Inspector, Deputy Health Inspector and
23 all other township health safety functions
24 including inspection, regulation and licensing
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1 of public eating and drinking places and
2 businesses involved with the sales and/or
3 manufacturing of food and beverage products, as
4 well as residential health safety issues.
5 Parks and Recreation. This Committee
6 shall oversee the operation, maintenance and
7 improvements to the township parks and passive
8 recreation areas and be responsible for
9 Township sponsored social and cultural events
10 held and organized on behalf of the Board of
11 Commissioners.
12 Ordinance. This Committee shall be
13 responsible for working with the township
14 solicitor and township engineer to craft new
15 and revised ordinances to be proposed and
16 enacted throughout the township.
17 Personnel. This Committee shall consist
18 of the President and Vice-President and a third
19 member, normally the ranking member. This
20 Committee shall oversee employee personnel
21 policy and procedures, and oversee the hiring
22 of all employees, disciplinary matters and
23 employee terminations.
24 Be it further resolved that, one,
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1 Commissioner shall be appointed as a liaison to
2 the following Township Boards, Committees,
3 Authorities and Groups, one, Southwest Delaware
4 County Municipal Authority, two, Penn Delco
5 School District, three, Planning Commission,
6 four, Senior Citizen Groups, five, Library
7 Committee, six, Aston business Association and
8 seven, Legislative for the purpose of keeping
9 the Board informed of pending legislation in
10 the Pennsylvania General Assembly affecting
11 township operations.
12 Be it hereby further resolved that other
13 committees may be designated by the President
14 of the Board as may be necessary for specific
15 purposes from time to time. By James M.
16 Stigale, President, Board of Commissioners,
17 attested to by Richard D. Lehr, township
18 secretary, form of a motion.
19 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
20 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
21 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
22 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
23 present vote "aye.")
24 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Next item, consider a
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1 motion to make committee appointments.
2 Commissioner Graham.
3 COMMISSIONER GRAHAM: Thank you. I make a
4 motion to consider the committee appointments
5 and the internal committees of which is
6 attached which -- the sheet is attached to
7 this. Arthur Baur, Fifth Ward, two year term
8 on the Electrical Board of Examiners, John
9 Bondowski, Second Ward, two year term on the
10 Electrical Board of Examiners, Joe McColgan,
11 Seventh Ward, two year term, Electrical Board
12 of Examiners, William Mason, Fourth Ward, two
13 year term on the Plumbing Board of Examiners,
14 Robert McLaughlin, Third Ward, two year term on
15 the Plumbing Board of Examiners, Zoning
16 Solicitor Frank Sbandi, Esquire, Second Ward,
17 five year term on the Zoning Hearing Board,
18 Raymond Church, Seventh Ward, five year term on
19 the Zoning Hearing Board, Arthur Berkau, Sixth
20 Ward, five year term on the Zoning Hearing
21 Board, Joseph McColgan, Seventh Ward, four year
22 term on the Aston Planning Commission, John T.
23 Zwiercan, Seventh Ward, five year term on the
24 Delaware County Southwest Delaware County
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1 Municipal Authority, Madelyn Bush, Fourth Ward,
2 three year term on the Aston Township Public
3 Library Board of Trustees, Bernadette
4 Zeleznick, Fifth Ward, three year term on the
5 Aston Township Public Library Board of
6 Trustees, Kevin Tinsley, Sixth Ward, five year
7 term on the Board of Health, in the form of a
8 motion.
9 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
10 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions?
11 MS. NAUGHTON-BECK: Question with respect
12 to the Zoning Solicitor appointment. It
13 indicates he's appointed for five year term. I
14 think he's the Zoning Solicitor and I think he
15 was appointed at the re-organization meeting as
16 the Zoning Solicitor. I am not sure tonight if
17 you're appointing him as the solicitor. I
18 don't believe he's a board member.
19 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Term only good as
20 long as the board sits.
21 MS. NAUGHTON-BECK: I am not questioning
22 his appointment as the solicitor. It says here
23 he's been appointed for a five year term on the
24 Zoning Hearing Board.
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1 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: He's appointed by
2 the Zoning Hearing Board.
3 MS. NAUGHTON-BECK: Correct. It's the
4 line item I am questioning. Why don't we
5 modify the motion in order to withdraw the
6 appointment of Frank Sbandi to a five year term
7 on the Zoning Hearing Board.
8 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Noted. Any other
9 questions or comments? All in favor? Opposed?
10 The "ayes" have it.
11 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
12 present vote "aye.")
13 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Thank you for that.
14 At this point I would like to turn to
15 Commissioner Higgins for the escrow releases.
16 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Thank you. This is
17 not a long one tonight. Aston Township,
18 Delaware County, Pennsylvania Resolution 2018.
19 Whereas, Ordinance 240 and Ordinance 360
20 provide for escrow funds for completion of
21 improvements, and
22 Whereas, the township engineer and New
23 Construction Committee has approved the request
24 for escrow funds released to Thomas P. Smith
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1 Jr., folio 1622-14 sub account 7764239868.
2 Now, therefore, be it resolved that Aston
3 Township execute such action as required by the
4 township secretary and the President of the
5 Board of Commissioners to release the sum of
6 $1,946.25 to Thomas P. Smith Jr., Lot 61, Mt.
7 Pleasant Drive, Aston, PA.
8 Duly adopted this 17th of January, 2018,
9 Township of Aston, by James M. Stigale,
10 President, Board of Commissioners, attested to
11 by Richard D. Lehr, township secretary, form of
12 a motion.
13 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
14 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
15 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
16 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
17 present vote "aye.")
18 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Next one, request
19 for escrow funds released to AAA Foundation
20 Company, folio 1472-00 sub account 7764239975.
21 That releases $1,473.68 to AAA Foundation
22 Company, 4401 Pennell Road, Beer Distributor,
23 form of a motion.
24 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
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1 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
2 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
3 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
4 present vote "aye.")
5 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Next one, release
6 funds to Solar City Corporation, folio 2452-10,
7 sub account 7764239967, releases the sum of
8 $1,296.20 to Solar City Corporation, 17 Snyder
9 Lane, Aston, PA 19014, form of a motion.
10 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
11 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
12 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
13 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
14 present vote "aye.")
15 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: And this one for
16 summary releases. Following amount is for
17 engineering fees to be paid to Pennoni
18 Associates for the month of January,
19 $10,081.00, form of a motion.
20 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
21 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
22 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
23 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
24 present vote "aye.")
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1 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: The following
2 amount is for engineering fees to be paid to
3 Cirilli Associates for the month of January,
4 $488.75, form of a motion.
5 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
6 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
7 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
8 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
9 present vote "aye.")
10 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Following amount is
11 payable to Aston Township due to the general
12 fund for UPS invoices for the month of January,
13 $15.11, form of a motion.
14 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Second.
15 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Questions or comments?
16 All in favor? Opposed? The "ayes" have it.
17 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
18 present vote "aye.")
19 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: That's all.
20 PRESIDENT STIGALE: It was the holidays.
21 I would like to open the floor to the public
22 for anyone that has anything, step forward.
23 MR. SARAZIN: Stephen Sarazin, 730 14th
24 Avenue, Prospect Park and I'm the director of
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1 the Aston Public Library here to give my brief
2 monthly report.
3 It's time again for our annual bookmark
4 design contest for kids in grades K through
5 eight. Entry form can be picked up at the
6 library or downloaded at www dot Aston Library
7 dot org. Deadline for submission is February
8 the 8th and the winner's work is going to be
9 put on display at the library.
10 Jitterbug's Music and Movement is going to
11 be visiting us on Tuesday, January 30, 10:30
12 a.m. All ages of kids are welcome. During the
13 story time the kids will listen to stories and
14 participate in movement activities like
15 singing, dancing, experimenting with
16 instruments and playing bean bag and parachute
17 games. We welcome kids of all ages to come and
18 join the fun.
19 We have new admission passes available to
20 cultural institutions for free, seven day loan.
21 These include the Battleship New Jersey,
22 Enchanted Gardens, Independent Seaport Museum,
23 Museum of the American Revolution, National
24 Constitution Center, Penn Museum, Pennsylvania
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1 Academy of Fine Arts, Philadelphia's Magic
2 Gardens. You can reserve any of those to the
3 catalogue at www dot Aston Library dot org.
4 We are going to be having free chair Tai
5 Chi classes again on Thursdays at 2:00 p.m.
6 starting the 25th. This is a low impact
7 version of those relaxing system of movements.
8 The next adult painting class is at 12:30
9 on Saturday, February the 10th. Space for
10 those is limited. Please sign up now.
11 Dr. Daisy Sentry is going to present a
12 living biography of Harriett Tubman at the
13 library on Wednesday, February the 21st at
14 11:30 a.m. Doctor Sentry is going to embody
15 the persona of the underground railroad
16 conductor who led numerous slaves to freedom.
17 The Kids Can Build Club is at the library
18 on Tuesdays at 4:00 p.m. Your child can learn
19 to build things using the library's Lego
20 collection and other materials as well. All
21 ages are welcome for that activity too.
22 If you need any help with your an e-book
23 reader, laptop or tablet computer, come by and
24 see me on Friday mornings, 10:00 a.m. is for
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1 e-book readers, 11:00 a.m. for laptops and
2 tablets.
3 More information and registration for all
4 our programs are available through the calendar
5 at www dot Aston Library dot org. Any
6 questions for me?
7 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Thank you. Appreciate
8 it.
9 A VOICE: Jim Faulkner, 42 New Road.
10 Quick questions. One, I got a house next door
11 to me for sale, 40, HUD owns now and it's in
12 pretty bad shape, already had one house on one
13 side of me was demoed, across the street was
14 demoed, and they were supposed to take all of
15 the asbestos off first. They didn't. They
16 knocked it down, flying everywhere. I want to
17 make sure what's the procedure with that.
18 If someone buys it do they got to come
19 through the township to get an occupancy before
20 they can move in or how does that work?
21 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Yes. It has to go
22 through our Code Department and C.O. is issued,
23 Certificate of Occupancy.
24 MR. FAULKNER: Is there a way actually to
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1 have Code look at it? I mean, or you got to
2 wait until somebody buys it before you can go
3 in? The only reason I say that, if you look at
4 the pictures, you figure how much places are in
5 Aston. This place is -- the property is 300
6 and something foot long, on the market for
7 thirty grand. So that kind of tells you how
8 bad it is to begin with.
9 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Are you saying that
10 it's deteriorating, falling down or --
11 MR. FAULKNER: Across the street and all
12 was different, like walls were falling down.
13 This one, you can see from the pictures,
14 besides mold and all, there's water coming in
15 and I noted nobody tries to -- the old people
16 lived there -- everybody tries to look out for
17 them. Now that she's not there, she actually
18 had space heaters because the chimney goes
19 through the middle of the house and the fumes
20 from the heater and the whole -- like I know
21 code couldn't look at that because the electric
22 hasn't been -- nobody's lived in the house
23 since, not last December, the December before.
24 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Are you familiar with
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1 this?
2 COMMISSIONER DOUGHERTY: I am not.
3 MR. FAULKNER: It's 40. If you look, it's
4 hard to believe it's for sale for thirty grand.
5 PRESIDENT STIGALE: The only thing our
6 Code can do, if something structurally or
7 something like that, we can address. As far as
8 the conditions inside, definitely not. If
9 there's a hazard to the surrounding neighbors,
10 that's an issue, that's when we step in for
11 that. The new Commissioner, John, will go by
12 and take a look at that.
13 COMMISSIONER DOUGHERTY: Yes.
14 MR. FAULKNER: I can give him -- the
15 calendar's just gotten in the mailboxes today,
16 I can give him a call and if we can catch up.
17 Out back trees fell, not just trees, nobody
18 really said anything, but the grass and all
19 from the back of the house, three hundred and
20 some foot is -- it's crazy.
21 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Commissioner
22 Dougherty, if you want to hang out for a
23 minute, we are almost done, can get your phone
24 number and give you an update.
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1 MR. FAULKNER: Okay. The other quick
2 thing is with the plates and all with the New
3 Road bridge, there's still a grant with that?
4 Like years ago I know there was a grant, they
5 done Convent not long ago, but maybe before
6 most of you guys were up there, there was a
7 grant for New Road bridge by the Monument. Is
8 there still a grant for that?
9 PRESIDENT STIGALE: That's the County.
10 That's not us.
11 MR. FAULKNER: How does that actually
12 work? When the meeting was here before,
13 actually last year, they put plates, you could
14 literally see the creek from the road.
15 COMMISSIONER GRAHAM: Jim, they're
16 supposed to do it in 2020. The County is
17 scheduled to do it then.
18 MR. FAULKNER: Okay. The only other real
19 quick thing, somebody brought to my attention
20 if you get the road crew, they had their kid
21 down at Poore Park, and there's a hole in the
22 slide. They're worried about their little
23 kid's fingers getting caught going down the
24 slide, if you could do that please.
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1 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Commissioner Graham
2 will take care of that for you. Thanks for
3 bringing that to our attention. Anyone else?
4 Seeing none, Commissioner Dougherty.
5 COMMISSIONER DOUGHERTY: No further
6 business.
7 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Commissioner
8 Prendergast.
9 COMMISSIONER PRENDERGAST: No further
10 business.
11 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Commissioner Osborn.
12 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: No further business.
13 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Commissioner Higgins.
14 COMMISSIONER HIGGINS: Two quick items.
15 Congratulations to the new APD Officer Grosso.
16 Welcome aboard. Congratulations to all
17 appointees and re-appointees. Thank you.
18 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Commissioner Graham.
19 COMMISSIONER GRAHAM: Thank you. I would
20 also like to congratulate Anthony Grosso, and
21 thank Stephen once again for his report. Thank
22 you very much Stephen for taking the time to do
23 that.
24 I also wanted to mention that the township
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1 was recently notified that Aqua will be
2 starting a project, replacing the water lines
3 on Lenni Road. We'll have more information to
4 follow as soon as they give it to us. Thank
5 you.
6 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Thank you.
7 Commissioner McGinn.
8 COMMISSIONER McGINN: I have nothing.
9 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Mr. McConville.
10 MR. McCONVILLE: Nothing, President
11 Stigale.
12 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Ms. Naughton-Beck.
13 MS. NAUGHTON-BECK: Nothing.
14 PRESIDENT STIGALE: Mr. Viscuso.
15 MR. VISCUSO: Nothing.
16 PRESIDENT STIGALE: One thing the Board
17 has insisted upon is trying to be updated with
18 our website. There's a township Facebook and
19 our t.v. station, so everyone please, once in
20 awhile, take a look at those sites, keep
21 updated on what's going on in certain areas, if
22 not your ward, what's going on in the township.
23 We're trying to be as transparent as we can,
24 but you have to make an effort. We can't mail
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1 everything out all at once. The newsletter
2 gives you quick ideas. You can sign up, have
3 that e-mailed to you rather than trying to pick
4 it up since Wawa is going to close. That's a
5 great way to find out what's going on. Once in
6 awhile check the website. We are going to be
7 keeping that current and updated so you can
8 find out what's going on in the township.
9 Motion to adjourn.
10 COMMISSIONER McGINN: Make a motion to
11 adjourn.
12 COMMISSIONER OSBORN: Second.
13 (Whereupon, all Commissioners
14 present vote "aye.")
15 (Whereupon, the meeting is
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2 I HEREBY CERTIFY that I was present upon the
3 hearing of the above-entitled matter and there
4 reported stenographically the proceedings had and the
5 testimony produced; and I further certify that the
6 foregoing is a true and correct transcript of my said
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